suck
verb (used with object)
to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue.
is sucking
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present progressiveof suck (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Artificial intelligence is sucking in capital and squeezing the rest of the market, where stocks face higher interest rates and oil prices without a sexy technology story to sell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“That’s very common because the engine is sucking constantly from the ocean to cool the engine.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
As Jefferies software analyst Brent Thill told Barron’s Adam Levine: “Software is sucking wind.”
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
Meanwhile the heat is sucking moisture from the drought-plagued plains of Kansas only to dump it over Spain, contributing to last year’s cataclysmic floods.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2025
Aurora has Petunia the Sea Turtle in a death grip and is sucking on one of her flippers.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
